Teak trees with the botanical name Tectona Grandis are currently in high demand in Tamil Nadu. The price of teak has tripled in the last five years. The reason is that we were importing 60% of the trees our country needs. It will be grown in our country as there is currently no order to import from abroad. The price of trees in three times higher. Increased. So farmers can get more profit when they plant teak trees in their land.
Growth of plants depends upon the quality of soil and good management practice in the plantation field.
Spacing
Teak trees can be planted up to 100 plants per acre at intervals of 6 ×6 for planting along the ridges.
Up to 436 plants per acre can be planted at 10 ×10 spacing.
Practice
Pits in the form of a width of one foot depth remove and mix 1 kg of compost manure per 100g of neem paste and 100g sea weed cover the pit by digging the pit.
The bag should be separated from the bag without breaking soil and the plant should be plant and well ventilated.
Watering system
For the first three months after planting, water according to the proverb build water to disappear water should be after the disappearance Water once in 15 days after three months should flow for up to a year.
If watered once a month after one year enough No need for water after two years only rain water is sufficient.
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Period
Development
1
6 to 9 months
7 to 10 feet
2
9 to 12 months
12 to 18 feet
3
1 year to 2 years
15 to 25 feet
Pest management
In the first six months of teak trees, leaf blight, stem borer, leaf blight and rust can occur.
To control this, Monocrotophos can be controlled by spraying 5ml+ saff 5 gm on the plants.
No need to worry about pest diseases for more than 6 months.
Harvest
Teak trees can harvest at least 15 cubic feet per tree in 10 to 12 years one cubic foot is at least 6000 for todays system has a market value of up to 12000.
Even if youtake 3000 per cubic foot 3000*15 cubic feet=345000 profit per tree.
If 100 trees are planted 100*45000=4500000 profit will be obtained.
Planting 400 trees per acre can make a profit of 400*45000=18000000.
Growth of plants depends upon the quality of soil and good management practices in the plantation field.